PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Masahiro Tofune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinicius Pereira has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tofune
vs
Pereira

180 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Self confident

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Bulk Nutrition

Non-Stop Nutrition
SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masahiro Tofune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pereira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tofune.
Tofune misses with a looping left.
Tofune throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pereira misses with a hook.
Tofune fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tofune misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Masahiro Tofune seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira blocks a head kick by Tofune.
Tofune closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pereira circles away.
Tofune has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pereira throws a series of punches but Tofune avoids them all with ease.
Tofune throws a combination that misses
and Pereira counters with a straight right hand.
Pereira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tofune manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Pereira. No joy for Tofune on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masahiro Tofune. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Tofune misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tofune misses with a takedown attempt
and Pereira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tofune thinking.
Pereira stuffs the takedown.

Tofune closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pereira to the mat! Pereira manages to get full guard.
Tofune is breathing heavily.
Pereira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tofune postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pereira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tofune postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tofune has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pereira managing to control the position.
Tofune pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pereira is keeping the position for now.
Pereira wants to stand and escape but Tofune is having none of it.
Pereira trying to control the position here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tofune throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws a series of punches but Tofune avoids them all with ease.
Pereira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pereira lands an overhand right.
Vinicius Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tofune looks to score with a jab to the body but Pereira is just out of range.
Tofune shoots in for a double leg but Pereira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tofune fails with a takedown attempt.
Pereira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tofune counters with a nice uppercut.
Pereira avoids the body shot from Tofune.
A head kick misses from Tofune.
Pereira looks to land a combination but Tofune avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tofune closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pereira counters with a straight right hand.
Tofune is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pereira.
Pereira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pereira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tofune on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pereira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tofune circles away quickly and effectively.
Pereira looks to land a combination but Tofune avoids it well.
Pereira looks to land a combination but Tofune avoids it well.
Pereira avoids the head kick by Tofune.
No joy there for Pereira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tofune throws a head kick that misses.
Pereira thuds a left hand into Tofune's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tofune circles away quickly and effectively.
A right-left combo lands from Pereira.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Pereira.
Pereira listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tofune fails with the takedown.
No joy there for Pereira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pereira throws a series of strikes that have Tofune backpedaling.
Pereira stalks Tofune and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tofune's face. Tofune staggers backwards, shaken.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pereira lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Tofune sprawling to the canvas. Pereira follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Tofune hang on?

Tofune is rocked!
Pereira with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Oh Tofune is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tofune blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pereira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinicius Pereira dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pereira misses with a double jab.
Tofune seems to have got his legs back now.
Pereira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tofune.
Tofune tries to clinch up
and Pereira counters with a one-two to the body.
Pereira moves away from the strike by Tofune.
Masahiro Tofune is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Tofune misses.
Pereira throws a series of punches but Tofune moves out of range.
A slow jab from Tofune misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tofune closes the distance and clinches up with Pereira, looking for a takedown. Tofune pushes Pereira against the cage but Pereira circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pereira tries to bum rush Tofune with a series of wild strikes but Tofune uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pereira misses with a body shot

and Tofune counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pereira!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tofune wants to finish this one by submission but Pereira is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tofune.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Tofune working for a guillotine from mount but Pereira is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pereira keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tofune putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pereira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tofune. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pereira keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pereira wants to hold on but Tofune pushes him away.
Pereira is desperately trying to improve his position but Tofune has a good base and remains in mount.

Tofune working for a guillotine from mount but Pereira is in no mood to give up.
Pereira is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tofune is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pereira has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tofune throws some wild stikes that Pereira manages to avoid easily.
Tofune avoids the attempt from Pereira to control.
Tofune sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Tofune looking for a guillotine from mount but Pereira is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Tofune is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pereira can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pereira is trying to escape the mount.
Pereira tries to hold on but Tofune pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pereira can't escape the position.
Tofune landing strikes from the mount and Pereira is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masahiro Tofune dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Pereira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pereira.
Tofune misses with a combination
and Pereira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tofune thinking.
Tofune throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pereira throws a nice looking combination but Tofune bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pereira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pereira stuffs the takedown attempt from Tofune. Tofune gets slowly back to his feet.
Tofune closes the distance and clinches up with Pereira, looking for a takedown. Tofune pushes Pereira against the cage but Pereira circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tofune takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pereira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tofune tries for a takedown but Pereira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masahiro Tofune. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pereira lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tofune is looking to clinch.
Pereira lands with a right hand.
Pereira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vinicius Pereira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tofune avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Tofune showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pereira.
Horrible takedown by Tofune or perhaps it was just good defense by Pereira which made him look bad.
Pereira misses with the combination.
Tofune slips a jab and a cross from Pereira.
Pereira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tofune moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pereira thuds a left hand into Tofune's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira misses with a two punch combination.
Tofune blocks the body kick.
Tofune has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pereira!
Tofune slips a jab and a cross from Pereira.
Pereira throws a nice looking combination but Tofune bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Pereira.
Pereira tests Tofune's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tofune drops his hands momentarily and Pereira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira throws a body kick that misses.
Tofune is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pereira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pereira sizes up Tofune with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A nice combination there by Pereira.
A left and a right from Pereira both land. Nice combination.
A combination from Pereira does no damage.
Pereira is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tofune on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tofune closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pereira circles away.
Pereira lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for Pereira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pereira misses with a head kick.
Tofune takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws a nice looking combination but Tofune bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pereira throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pereira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tofune looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tofune slips a jab and a cross from Pereira.
Danga de danga de dang - Pereira scores with a four punch combination!
Tofune is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pereira lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pereira blocks a head kick by Tofune.
Pereira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pereira stalks Tofune and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tofune's face. Tofune staggers backwards, shaken.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinicius Pereira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pereira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinicius Pereira!